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Global Handwashing Day: Are your hands really clean? Doctor busts common hygiene myths
Health | October 15, 2025 11:23 ISTThink washing your hands is enough? Think again! This Global Handwashing Day, let’s bust common hand hygiene myths, from dirty mobile phones to sanitiser shortcuts, and learn what truly keeps infections at bay.
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World Hand Hygiene Day 2025: Debunking 5 myths related to handwashing
Health | May 05, 2025 15:15 ISTThis article helps to dispel myths surrounding hand washing and urges everyone to make informed health choices for improved well-being.
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Shocking Report: 1 in 5 Australians skip handwash after toilet, women leading in hygiene practices
World | October 20, 2024 11:49 ISTOnce again, women do better than men at washing their hands after using the toilet, although only slightly (80 per cent of men say they do every time, versus 83 per cent of women). Just 55 per cent of men wash their hands before touching food, compared to 62 per cent of women.
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Combat dry skin caused by COVID-19 handwashing with these relief strategies
Health | April 15, 2023 12:30 ISTHandwashing is an essential practice to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but it can also lead to dry skin. To combat this, it is crucial to use moisturisers regularly, reduce the frequency of handwashing, keep the skin hydrated from the inside out, and avoid using hot water when washing hands.
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Global Handwashing Day: Here's a brief History of handwashing and it's significance
Health | October 18, 2020 11:58 ISTIn 1846, he showed that doctors and medical students often went directly to the delivery suite after performing autopsies and had a disagreeable odour on their hands despite hand washing with soap and water before entering the clinic.
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The science behind washing hands – Methods, Duration and Frequency
Health | October 18, 2020 11:59 ISTHands are the main pathways of germ transmission during health care. Hand hygiene is therefore the most important measure to avoid the transmission of harmful germs and prevent healthcare-associated infections.
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Global Handwashing Day 2020: Steps to wash your hands to protect against COVID19
Lifestyle | October 15, 2020 8:08 ISTWith the world facing the COVID19 pandemic, washing hands and maintaining hand hygiene has become all the more important and need of the hour. It is also one of the cheapest and easiest ways to prevent coronavirus. Here's everything you need to know about washing your hands to protect against COVID19.
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Blast at sanitizer factory in Mumbai, 2 dead
India | April 13, 2020 15:03 ISTAt least two people have died and 1 another is injured after a blast occurred at a sanitizer making factory in Mumbai. The blast took place in one of the units involved in making hand sanitizers and hand washes.
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Frequent washing of hands making skin dry? Here're tips to keep them soft and supple
Beauty | April 03, 2020 22:01 ISTAs the frequency of handwashing has increased due to coronavirus pandemic, some might be facing the issues related to dry skin.
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Global Handwashing Day: Here's the right way to wash your hands
News | October 15, 2019 18:19 ISTGlobal Handwashing Day: Here's the right way to wash your hands
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